Clinical Course of a 27-Year-Old Woman with Primary Ovarian Endometrioma Presenting with Dysmenorrhe (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Clinical Course of a 27-Year-Old Woman with Primary Ovarian Endometrioma Presenting with Dysmenorrhe

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Clinical course of a 27-year-old woman with primary ovarian endometrioma presenting with dysmenorrhea. (a) Axial T2-weighted image reveals an 8.4-cm, multilocular endometrioma (?) with internal septation (arrows). (b) The endometrioma was punctured and mechanical breakdown of the internal septa was performed. (c) A catheter was inserted and contrast agent was injected to observe for any leakage. (d) Follow-up ultrasound 6 months after catheter-directed sclerotherapy shows markedly decreased endometrioma (?) size (1.4 cm).

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